LUMBERLAND — An elderly man was trapped at the bottom of a cliff for five hours Wednesday.

Lumberland Assistant Chief Charlie Fallon said the man and his grandson ended up at the bottom of a steep cliff about 1:30 p.m. in a state park off County Route 31. The grandson made it back up the half-mile cliff at about 3:30 p.m., Fallon said, and contacted authorities.

It took several fire companies roughly 2Ĺ hours to reach and rescue the elderly man, Fallon said. The man was conscious when firefighters reached him, Fallon said, but needed to be flown to Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, N.J., for treatment. The grandson wasn't hurt, Fallon said.